AUGUST 10, 2005

Tahincioglu to run a Jordan

Jordan will run a demonstration for Formula Renault driver Jason Tahincioglu at the forthcoming Turkish Grand Prix. Tahincioglu will become the first Turkish driver to drive an F1 car.

Tahincioglu is the son of Mumtaz Tahincioglu, the FIA member from Turkey and a close associate of FIA President Max Mosley. Born in England in 1983, Tahincioglu is currently studying automotive engineering at Bath University while racing in Formula Renault.